http://anopencupboard.com/2006/08/03/groceries/ home is where the food is Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:47:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://anopencupboard.com/2006/08/03/groceries/comment-page-1/#comment-153 an open cupboard » Blog Archive » fennel, litchi, and roses Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:04:47 +0000 http://anopencupboard.com/2006/08/03/groceries/#comment-153 [...] Using the edible roses I bought at Berkeley Bowl, I made a sweet topping/compote that complements vanilla ice cream or yogurt. I’ve always been intrigued by the slightly floral taste of litchi, which is accentuated here by the rose petals and rounded out by the anise flavor of fennel. These were all combined in a base of light honey syrup. You can play around with the texture by adding less water for a heavier syrup. A and I ate this atop vanilla goat’s milk ice cream. Yum. [...] [...] Using the edible roses I bought at Berkeley Bowl, I made a sweet topping/compote that complements vanilla ice cream or yogurt. I’ve always been intrigued by the slightly floral taste of litchi, which is accentuated here by the rose petals and rounded out by the anise flavor of fennel. These were all combined in a base of light honey syrup. You can play around with the texture by adding less water for a heavier syrup. A and I ate this atop vanilla goat’s milk ice cream. Yum. [...]

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